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KensAuto · « **Reply #650 on:** December 31, 2016, 06:44:23 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on December 30, 2016, 08:06:41 PM

I might, but I wouldn't know where to start.

The way I see it I have one of two choices

1. Toss a Willie-Pete grenade in it and start over

2. Leave it in the current as-is mess, and roll with it.

The only way to fix all the messed up threads would be to start by firing YOURSELF!!! :)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #651 on:** December 31, 2016, 08:03:03 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on December 31, 2016, 06:44:23 PM

Quote from: Flyin6 on December 30, 2016, 08:06:41 PM
I might, but I wouldn't know where to start.

The way I see it I have one of two choices

1. Toss a Willie-Pete grenade in it and start over

2. Leave it in the current as-is mess, and roll with it.

The only way to fix all the messed up threads would be to start by firing YOURSELF!!! :)

I feel a chill...

No, I really do, coming from the window just behind me...

Nate · « **Reply #652 on:** December 31, 2016, 08:15:55 PM »

DAMN!!!!!!

now that's BOMBS AWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shots fired cant even compare!

EL TATE · « **Reply #653 on:** January 05, 2017, 01:38:12 PM »

DOT DOT DOT DOT DOT DOT ... Way to go Kyle. 1st rule of DOT club is you don't talk about DOT club.

Wilbur · « **Reply #654 on:** January 05, 2017, 02:34:25 PM »

Haha.....the barbershop I go to redid their place in a garage theme....mechanic tool chests for all the stuff...checkerboard flooring etc. It came out pretty cool. They have air hoses with a compressor. They use it to blow the hair off you when they're done with the haircut. But they said their lawyer and insurance guy made them turn down the pressure to 15 lbs or something.

Probably just as well....

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #655 on:** January 05, 2017, 06:47:25 PM »

Ha! That's great. I would love a place like that. I had a barber I went to religiously. He quick tho to work in a machine shop. His cousin took over and he's absolutely terrible. There are the fancy barbers around, but they want like 25 bucks for a cut. Rediculous. My barber was $11, cash only. 15-16 with tip.

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #656 on:** January 09, 2017, 05:09:55 PM »

Does anybody have any experience with gas lines? I'm trying to figure out if i have enough to run a 50k BTU gas furnace in the shop, given i only have 1/2" line stubbed at the house. Trying to read online and it's confusing the crap out of me.

Nate · « **Reply #657 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:09:34 PM »

well if shawn would get off his hippie horse there in hippie land, you might be able to get an answer....

Nate · « **Reply #658 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:10:46 PM »

by the way kyle, those LED lights you put up in your shop are dang bright. I put 2 of those up in a little 1 car garage the other day and about blind myself when I walk out there.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #659 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:13:25 PM »

Yeah! I know! Especially turning them on when it's dark... no warm up time on the leds

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stlaser · « **Reply #660 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:14:06 PM »

Quote from: nmeyer414 on January 09, 2017, 08:09:34 PM

well if shawn would get off his hippie horse there in hippie land, you might be able to get an answer....

You rang?

Nat gas or pane?

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #661 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:16:28 PM »

Nat gas. It'd be 100 feet of 1/2" pipe I believe, with bends, and a 53' section of corrugated stainless underground.

Me thinks it won't be enough flow

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stlaser · « **Reply #662 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:47:29 PM »

My guess it will be, depends on what other appliances you are using at same time. I'm more familiar with pane & a 1/2" Id hose with the correct regulators will flow a lot of capacity.

We had an 8 headed track torch where we used nat gas as the pre heat / pre pierce warm up stage. Think 3x normal size torch heads blowing nat gas out of them full bore in our shop to cut 2" plate & a 1/2" line supplied those. If I recall correctly they had to come in and change valves or regulators etc but the line size was not the issue.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #663 on:** January 09, 2017, 09:02:53 PM »

They probably increased the pressure. I was reading that you can get 6psi in commercial/high density applications from my gas provider. That's 24x the pressure of residential.

Well shhhheeeeeeeeet. Now I have a 1/2 stub that's absolutely worthless. I'll have to tap off the meter, which is another 25' away

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stlaser · « **Reply #664 on:** January 09, 2017, 10:01:48 PM »

Quote from: Dawg25385 on January 09, 2017, 09:02:53 PM

They probably increased the pressure. I was reading that you can get 6psi in commercial/high density applications from my gas provider. That's 24x the pressure of residential.

Well shhhheeeeeeeeet. Now I have a 1/2 stub that's absolutely worthless. I'll have to tap off the meter, which is another 25' away

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Honestly, it sounds like you know more than I in regards to nat gas. In my house we have a 3/4" feed & max it is only 3k sq ft with a single forced air furnace, water heater & gas stove.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #665 on:** January 09, 2017, 10:06:58 PM »

Yeah i'm at 1" feeder, and it should have been 1 1/4" if they gave me more than that weiner little stub in the back. Should have been 3/4", with a 1 1/4" feeder to the house. Woulda been mo better, but my bad for not paying mo money and assuming the boneheads would assume i wanted to run more than a dang BBQ for a stub labeled "TO THE SHOP"

Bob Smith · « **Reply #666 on:** January 09, 2017, 11:57:59 PM »

Get um back out there to fix their problem. If it was marked shop they should have known better.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #667 on:** January 09, 2017, 11:59:46 PM »

That's the next step... dealing with a major warranty issue with our wood floors, so have to be diplomatic about it

But I will see if there's any recourse there absolutely

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JR · « **Reply #668 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:13:26 AM »

Quote from: Dawg25385 on January 09, 2017, 05:09:55 PM

Does anybody have any experience with gas lines? I'm trying to figure out if i have enough to run a 50k BTU gas furnace in the shop, given i only have 1/2" line stubbed at the house. Trying to read online and it's confusing the crap out of me.

"IF" it was just a 50K heater I would say you are fine. NG flows at around .75 psi and I had a 3/4 line for my entire house (all gas).

I just got a 400K pool heater that needs 3/4 for under a 50ft run. PGE put a huge meter in for free leaving the 3/4 feed for the house but T'd it with a 1.25 line for the heater and a on demand water I am planning and will go to an electric dryer with my solar system.

Remember pipe is OD for size and tube is ID for size, so that 3/4 is really just over 1/2.

rpar86 · « **Reply #669 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:23:41 AM »

My lines are that 1/2" flex from meter to the furnace @2 psi. There is a regulator there to bump it down to 1/2psi (I think). Furnace, hot water, range, fireplace, BBQ, and now my garage heater all run off that. That said, I don't have them all running at the same time. I bet if you ran 2psi through the line and bumped it down once you get to the shop you'd be fine.

Here's my setup.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #670 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:27:53 AM »

Yeah, with pressure I'm sure 1/2 would be fine. I think I'm going to have to come off the meter instead of using the 1/4 psi 1/2" stub

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #671 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:28:27 AM »

Nice garage heater btw, that's what I'm looking to get. What'd ya pay for that if you don't mind me asking

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rpar86 · « **Reply #672 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:40:00 AM »

$200 on craigslist. New they're about $650. I believe this is the 45k BTU model.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #673 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:40:53 AM »

Steal of a deal!

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rpar86 · « **Reply #674 on:** January 10, 2017, 12:45:57 AM »

Yeah. Had to twist the wife's arm that it was a good deal ;)

KensAuto · « **Reply #675 on:** January 10, 2017, 02:11:36 PM »

Quote from: JR on January 10, 2017, 12:13:26 AM

Remember pipe is OD for size and tube is ID for size, so that 3/4 is really just over 1/2.

backwards JR....pipe=ID, tube=OD (pretty sure)

Bear9350 · « **Reply #676 on:** January 10, 2017, 02:25:20 PM »

1/2" pipe will have an OD of .84". Depending on wall thickness the ID can change. Standard or schedule 40 will be about .6" ID. Heavy wall or schedule 80 will be .55" ID.

1/2" tubing will have a OD of 1/2". The ID will also change depending on wall thickness.

JR · « **Reply #677 on:** January 10, 2017, 07:48:02 PM »

I stand corrected,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #678 on:** January 22, 2017, 09:36:07 PM »

Got my air hose reel up over my future workbench. Got this baby on the northern tool savings event, 25 bucks. I wanted 1/4 line, since it'll predominantly be used for brad nailers and such. No use in having 3/8 for that... that's a separate reel, stay tuned (backordered)

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rpar86 · « **Reply #679 on:** January 23, 2017, 02:52:18 AM »

Nice! Sale still going?

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #680 on:** January 23, 2017, 09:01:30 AM »

Not sure! Knowing NT tho, probably!

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rpar86 · « **Reply #681 on:** January 24, 2017, 06:31:16 PM »

Yup still going! Have one on the way along with a batteryminder. Couldn't pass either up at $25 each. :)

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #682 on:** January 24, 2017, 06:32:24 PM »

Right on ;)

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JR · « **Reply #683 on:** January 24, 2017, 07:47:38 PM »

Is that a 50 or 25?

rpar86 · « **Reply #684 on:** January 24, 2017, 07:49:35 PM »

The hose? 26' -- nope, not a typo. Site says 26'.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #685 on:** January 24, 2017, 07:50:02 PM »

26', oddly

I will have a 100' 3/8 line on a reel at the front of the shop.

The overhead reel will almost exclusively be for Brad, pin, finish nailers, staplers, and my spray gun for cleaning things

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JR · « **Reply #686 on:** January 24, 2017, 07:53:03 PM »

Always looking for a deal

moto123 · « **Reply #687 on:** January 25, 2017, 01:29:06 PM »

Have you had any issues with this hose reel leaking air? That's what always worries me about getting one of the cheap ones, that it might continually leak a little and run my compressor more than normal.

Bear9350 · « **Reply #688 on:** January 25, 2017, 01:32:21 PM »

I have a cheap harbor freight hose reel that doesn't leak.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #689 on:** January 25, 2017, 01:46:03 PM »

No leaks here, but I don't leave it pressurized 24/7 either

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JR · « **Reply #690 on:** January 25, 2017, 05:04:56 PM »

I used a 25 HF with no issues, but not pressurized all the time either.

I now have a 50HF and a 50 from TSC. The TSC was just $40 and only 1/4. Holds air fine even left pressurized.

KensAuto · « **Reply #691 on:** January 25, 2017, 09:35:30 PM »

Had a couple HF reels. The hoses cracked from just being in the box for 2 years. The rubber can't handle our dry heat I guess.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #692 on:** February 12, 2017, 07:46:20 PM »

The other reel came in from back order, got it up today.

Good Lord it's a good thing I didn't choose plumbing as a profession. Using pipe dope, and checking for leaks with soapy water I still have a tiny leak at one threaded joint. I've redone the dang fittings once, gonna stay this way.

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Dawg25385 · « **Reply #693 on:** March 29, 2017, 01:51:47 PM »

Have a few updates on the shop, going to go ahead and branch off a new thread in the "garages" forum here: http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=2783.new#new

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #694 on:** March 30, 2017, 11:09:48 PM »

Spent the better part of today working on an addition to our retaining wall. This is going to be the area of our dog kennel, which will have a dog door to the garage, where there will be a small fenced area inside as well.

Took my time and carefully thought everything out, since the new wall is going to tie into the existing. So working backwards to establish depth for the 6+ inches of gravel base

The whole property is getting fenced first week in May, with a steel gate across the shop driveway, so this project is a prerequisite so they can install the fence just inside the new blocks.

Would have made much more progress, but need to go get blocks!

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JR · « **Reply #695 on:** March 31, 2017, 12:04:17 AM »

Nice work. Remember doing my front yard.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #696 on:** April 03, 2017, 07:53:10 PM »

Got a lot more done today. I'm going to be very sore tomorrow. Laid almost 3 tons of block. Going back for the second load in the morning

And because I'm a lawn snob...

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Wilbur · « **Reply #697 on:** April 03, 2017, 08:00:24 PM »

Wow that looks really nice! What's that green stuff ya got? I could do that if I paint the snow. Haha

rpar86 · « **Reply #698 on:** April 03, 2017, 11:08:53 PM »

In regard to the lawn snob... I hate you

My lawn looks like crap. Neighbor is ripping all his out and starting over because of the moss... If I hadn't just bought a new bed I may have done the same thing.

Wall looks good man. Reminds me of the wall I did at my parents house, you've got bigger blocks though.

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #699 on:** April 03, 2017, 11:10:45 PM »

Mossout, power rake, overseed, fertilize, green. You can dooo it!

Thanks! Yeah the square blocks are darn near 80lbs a pop

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